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Battlefields Trip

Three of our Year 12 Students were provided with the unique opportunity to go on a centenary World War One Battlefields Trip.
 

Three of our Year 12 Students were provided with the unique opportunity to go on a centenary World War One Battlefields Trip.
The students took part in the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme at the end of last term and joined students from more than 14 other schools on the educational trip which saw them visiting memorial sites in Belgium and France.
The trip locations included the Memorial Museum Passchendaele, Tyne Cot cemetery, Langemark Cemetery, Beaumount Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park, Delville Wood Cemetery and Thiepval Memorial.
During the government funded trip the students were asked to focus on various questions including; how did the First World War affect ordinary people? and is remembrance more or less important 100 years on?
Students used the questions as discussion points during the visit and their opinions and findings were to be used for a project the students were asked to  work on as a group.
Year 12 Student, Cameron Thompson said: “I found the trip very interesting and we decided as a group to look at the history and life story of a solider from Kettering who died in action in WW1.We also learned about weaponry used in battle, we visited various cemeteries and found out more about people who fought on the battlefields.
“It was very informative and interesting.”
Year 12 Student, Zach Affuso said: “It was very interesting and worthwhile going on. I found it interesting finding out about the solider from our home town, which brought it all home to us and gave us a local link.”
Once our students have completed their end project they will be awarded with certificates for their involvement on the trip programme and for presenting their findings.